Richard Spencer—a white nationalist who participated in the Charlottesville, Va., rally in August that led to deadly violence—is scheduled to give a speech at the University of Florida on Thursday, and in anticipation of the event, Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency.

In an executive order written Monday, Scott warned that a “threat of a potential emergency is imminent” in Alachua County, where Spencer is scheduled to speak at the Gainesville campus of the university, the Orlando Sentinel reports.

The university stated that it is not affiliated with Spencer’s event in any way, but as a public institution, it is legally obligated to allow external groups—such as Spencer’s National Policy Institute —to express their viewpoints on the campus.